Pat(ricia) Lowery Collins (1932-)

First-place winner, American Health magazine short story contest, 1988; fellow in residence, Millay Colony for the Arts, 1990; Best Books for Children citation (preschool to grade six category), Bowker, 1990; individual artist's fellowship in fiction, New Hampshire State Council on the Arts, 1991; Children's Book of the Year citation, Child Study Children's Book Committee, 1992, and selection as a Reading Rainbow book, Public Broadcasting Service, 1994, both for I Am an Artist; Book of the Year citation, Ohio Reading Circle, for Don't Tease the Guppies; writer's grant in poetry, Vermont Studio Center, 1997; professional development grant, Massachusetts Cultural Council, 1997; Books for the Teen Age selection, New York Public Library, and Children's Literature Choice citation, both 2000, both for Signs and Wonders; Best Children's Book of 2003, Boston Author's Guild, for The Fattening Hut.

Pat Lowery Collins